Episode notes
I discuss the Michelson-Morely experiment and also Maxwell’s determination of the speed of light. Each of these presented a problem for physicists’ understanding of how light is propagated. I compare how Lorentz attempted to solve these problems, with how Einstein attempted to solve them. Next week’s episode will explain why I think that Lorentz will eventually be proven correct.
Keywords
lorentzmaxwellspeed of lightmichelson morely